1. Vienna Museum of TechnologyWel com eInteractive exhibits and historical objects in family exhibitions A fruitful conjunction? Bernadette Decristoforo Laurenz Seebauer

2. Agenda The Vienna Museum of Technology Target Groups Exhibitions between Touch and Dont Touch Exhibitions for different Target Groups: At Work Family Exhibition AT WORK Evaluation quick and dirty Lessions learned for our future project Mobility TMW Clemens Pfeiffer 3. General InformationThe Museum Facts and Figures 1 of 8 Austrian Federal Museums funded by the Austrian Federal Ministry for Educations, Arts and Culture Director: Gabriele Zuna-Kratky (Since June 1999) 22.000 m of exhibition area About 320.000 visitors/year Open to the public 360 days/year 200 employees 130.000 objects / items (10 % of them are exhibited) Free entrance for visitors under 19 years (since 2010) TMW Clemens Pfeiffer 4. Dr. Gabriele Zuna-Kratky /1 von 14 5. Exhibitions and InteractivityDont touch!vs.Please touch! TMW Clemens Pfeiffer 6. Exhibition AT WORKAT WORK - on the dynamics of working life Two exhibition parts for two target groupsCultural-historical exhibiton partInteractive exhibition partSize 800 m2 October 2011 December 2015 Target group: all museum visitors 500 historical objects 3 Hands-onSize 500 m2 October 2011 July 2012 6-12 year olds and families 50 historical objects 17 Hands-on Klaus Pichler 7. Exhibition: In arbeit / at work AT WORK the interactive exhibition part for families and kidsHigh-level-interactivity 6 themes Peter Karlhuber Klaus Pichler 8. AT WORK - the Family Exhibition1) The Building Lot Klaus Pichler / Peter Sedlaczek 9. AT WORK - the Family Exhibition2) The Teddy Bear Factory Klaus Pichler 10. AT WORK - the Family Exhibition3) The Work Room Klaus Pichler / 11. AT WORK - the Family Exhibition4) The Treasure Room Klaus Pichler / Peter Sedlaczek 12. AT WORK - the Family Exhibition5) The Shelter Klaus Pichler / Peter Sedlaczek 13. AT WORK - the Family Exhibition6) The Dream House Klaus Pichler 14. Evalution quick and dirtyEvaluationThis evaluation might harm your scientific spirit 15. AT WORK - the Family ExhibitionEvaluation Modus operandi Counters in Hands-Ons, Visitor Numbers Evaluation with the Vienna University of Teacher Education Experts discussion (Science Center Network) Clemens Pfeiffer Klaus Pichler 16. AT WORK - the Family ExhibitionUsage of Hands-On 132,827140,000 120,000 97,761100,000 80,000 60,00041,479 40,000 20,000 018,15019,23517,79116,028 4,42711,09312,22020,67213,54919,69026,713 17. AT WORK - the Family ExhibitionDream Job Machine 1800 1600 1400 1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0Family VisitorsTraumberufsmaschine Familienbesucher 18. AT WORK - the Family ExhibitionTeddy Bear Factory: The conveyer-belt 19. AT WORK - the Family ExhibitionCorrelations (209 Days, each 15 Values) Family Visitors 28% Baustelle, Radio Baustelle, Luster Baustelle, Klingel Baustelle, Jalousie Teddybrenband Teddy Tripod Schiebewnde, Tr 1 Schiebewnde, Tr 2 Schiebewnde, Tr 3 Schiebewnde, Tr 4 Traumberufsmaschine Schutzhtte, Hitze Schutzhtte, Licht Schutzhtte, LrmPupils, Students Adults 35%0,48 0,42 0,36 0,47 0,53 0,26 0,38 0,46 0,17 0,36 0,51 0,51 0,51 0,51-0,27 -0,19 -0,14 -0,27 -0,15 -0,07 0,00 -0,05 -0,07 0,02 -0,08 -0,16 -0,16 -0,16Reduced17%Elderly5%0,44 0,40 0,35 0,45 0,47 0,27 0,36 0,44 0,16 0,35 0,44 0,47 0,47 0,463%0,24 0,21 0,16 0,28 0,30 0,15 0,18 0,24 0,14 0,18 0,26 0,29 0,29 0,240,50 0,38 0,37 0,47 0,49 0,13 0,34 0,37 0,17 0,31 0,40 0,48 0,48 0,47 20. AT WORK - the Family ExhibitionEvaluation with Educational University Dream Job Machine: age groupsReading of Texts 21. AT WORK - the Family ExhibitionLessons Learned I Klaus Pichler Combination of interactivity and objects is a fruitful conjunction for our museum Target group: families Kids get in touch with the museum experience 22. AT WORK - the Family ExhibitionLessons Learned II Klaus Pichler Objects tell stories, hands-on involve personally Parents and children can discuss objects together Objects need protection of showcases, everything else can be touched 23. New project: MobilityLesson Learned III Mixture of museum objects and hands-ons works well for kids and adults visiting together if based on the right balance of interactive elements and classic showcase exhibitions Gerhard Abel; Planet.architects 24. New project: MobilityLesson Learned IV Division of exhibition spaces into physical activity zones (play and explore) and zones to reflect and discuss Gerhard Abel; Planet.architects 25. QuestionsWhat we want to know..... What are your experiences with the combination of historical objects and Hands-ons? Touch, or Dont touch?Thank you for your interest!